Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Portland Timbers

2 – 2

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Colorado Rapids SC

Thu 16 Sep 2021 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Sebastian Blanco 30' Y

Y 31' Auston Trusty

Sebastian Blanco 31' Y

Bill Tuiloma 33' Y

Bill Tuiloma 42' R

Y 66' Mark-Anthony Kaye

Cristhian Paredes 67' Y

Steve Clark 82' Y

Y 88' Lalas Abubakar

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Providence Park.

Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-11-05 Portland Timbers 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-07-14 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-03-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–3 Portland Timbers 2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–2	D
11 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
04 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	2–0	W
30 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–0	W
22 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–3	L
19 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	2–2	D
11 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D
05 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W
29 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
22 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
18 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Colorado Rapids SC
#23	Position	#26
24	Points	22
18	Played	18
7 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 10
33	Scored	27
33	Conceded	25
+0	GD	+2
1.33	PPG	1.22
39%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/4

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Portland Timbers welcome Colorado Rapids SC for this crunch clash at Providence Park.
5' Auston Trusty is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kellyn Acosta made 275 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dominique Badji, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
30' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Sebastian Blanco will be fuming at that decision.
31' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Auston Trusty gets a Yellow card.
33' Bill Tuiloma has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 33.
38' The 32-year-old Keegan Rosenberry has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' The referee calls foul for Bill Tuiloma. He receives a Red card.
46' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Jose Van Rankin comes on to replace Yimmi Chara.
51' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
56' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
57' Lucas Esteves is replacing Braian Galvan for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
62' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dario Zuparic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
64' The USA Jonathan Lewis breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 0-1!
66' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Mark-Anthony Kaye gets a Yellow card.
67' Cristhian Paredes was booked on 67.
67' The deadlock is broken! Felipe Mora gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
72' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
75' The whistle greets Mark-Anthony Kaye as he departs to be replaced by Kellyn Acosta.
76' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Cristhian Paredes is replaced by George Fochive on 76 minute.
81' Dominique Badji is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonathan Lewis at the 81 minute mark.
82' Steve Clark catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
87' Michael Barrios is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
88' Lalas Abubakar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
90' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Felipe Mora is replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Jose Van Rankin 46'
21
Diego Chara
33
Larrys Mabiala
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ George Fochive 76'
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Zac McGraw 90'
5
Claudio Bravo
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 90'

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Kellyn Acosta 75'
19
Jack Price
4
Danny Wilson
26
Cole Bassett ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 76'
6
Lalas Abubakar
52
Braian Galvan ↓ Lucas Esteves 57'
9
Andre Shinyashiki ↓ Michael Barrios 75'
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Dominique Badji 81'

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Antony	5
Diego Valeri	4
Sebastian Blanco	3
Diego Rubio	3
Jonathan Lewis	2
Samuel Armenteros	2
Kevin Kelsy	2
Samuel Armenteros	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-22 Austin FC 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.77 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.7 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers40% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

65%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

60%

Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers30% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

0 – 0

4.5%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.